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#BlackatBLS Revisited, Two Years Later
It’s been two years since Boston Latin School was scrutinized by students on social media, who called out racial hostility in the school through the… -
All Revved Up: A Spotlight On Racism In Boston
“The Boston Globe” published the first part of a new seven-part Spotlight series on Sunday called Boston. Racism. Image. Reality, which takes an extensive… -
Levittown And The Rise Of The American Suburb
It’s a colorful fall day as Louise Cassano walks through Levittown, New York. Trees with burnt orange leaves line Elbow Lane. She says the neighborhood… -
Kimberle Crenshaw Imparts The Importance Of Intersectionality
Intersectionality may be a buzz word in the news, personal essays and protest marches now, but it wasn’t a well-known concept until scholar Kimberle… -
BC Students Walk Out From Classes After Racial Incidents
Students at Boston College are staging a walkout from classes to protest recent instances of racism on campus, including two posters that were defaced to… -
Who Gets To Decide Which Forms Of Protest Are 'Appropriate?'
NFL players continued to kneel this week during the national anthem, a protest that was started by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick… -
All Revved Up: NFL Protests Are A Form Of Patriotism
At a rally in Alabama on Friday night, President Donald Trump told attendees that NFL players who kneel during the playing of the “Star Spangled Banner”… -
Judge Rules That Descendants of Slaves Owned By Cherokee Nation Have Tribal Citizenship Rights
Barbara Howard: Here’s a story that took a back seat to all the recent hurricane coverage but is of personal interest to a member of the WGBH news… -
Detroit, Boston And The Searing Memories Of The Summer Of 1967
The movie “Detroit” opened in August to underwhelming audience numbers despite generally good-reviews. But that did not keep native Detroiters in Boston… -
8 Observations On The 'Free Speech' Rally And Counter Protests In Boston
Boston had been bracing for a major confrontation as counter protestors promised to confront the “Free Speech Rally” on the common today. But that didn’t…
